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Interior lights will not go out unless the car is running; if the car is shut off, the lights cannot be shut off and kill the battery. Had to pull the relay for the interior lights to keep the battery from dying.
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It is possible that the positive terminal of the battery is badly sulphated ( hard black coating thet prevents good current bflow. POssible that the snow you went through up set the connection and when you clamped the battery charger on the connection was remade . Check and clean terminals with sand paper .
Make sure you dont have the dash light brighter switch all the way up this will also turn on the interior light. Other than that open and close all doors if still on it has to be a bad door switch.
Are you saying the interior lights don't shut off after the door is closed, or that the interior lights, when they're on for a short time, run the battery down?
If the lights stay on when they should shut off, there could be a bad door switch that's not registering that the door is closed.
If the lights being on for a short time when the car isn't running is running the battery down, your battery may be getting close to the end of it's lifespan & need changed.
is the door ajar light on sometimes also when driving? I had a similar problem with the light staying on. I determined that it was the passenger front door latch sticking. I opened the door, then took a screwdriver to push the latch shut on the door jamb. (Make the truck think the door is shut even though it is open). Then lubricate that jamb and pull the handle open to open the door. Keep doing this (closing with screwdriver and opening with handle) until the latch works freely. This took care of my light and door ajar problem.
Forget about shutting the lights off...not worth the effort. Besides, the amount of power is not that much, unless you have the doors open all day (why not just open the windows?) If you need to have the doors open all day, get a 2 amp battery charger and attach it while it's open. It will do a lot to keep your electrical system in top charge and you will be doing something good for it!
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